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GENERAL
Nickname: Spartans
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Bob Munson
League: 1A District 4
Playoff Division: 1A
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: 47.8
2023 National Rank: #269
2023 State Rank: #2
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.9
2024 Starting Power Rating: 31.8
2024 National Rank: #470
2024 State Rank: #3
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): 31.4
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #827
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.4
5-Year Dynasty Record: 59-5 (27-1 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 6.7
Dynasty National Rank: #6232
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 23.3
Dynasty Record: 125-88 (75-56 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 13-0
2023 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2023 Points For Average: 35.4
2023 Points Against Average: 6.4
2023 Differential: +29
2023 Wins: #1030 MFL MarMac (Monona) (42-0), #1645 Columbus (Waterloo) (21-14), #1645 Columbus (Waterloo) (42-7), #1857 Dike-New Hartford (Dike) (7-6), #1857 Dike-New Hartford (Dike) (40-0), #3245 Pella Christian (Pella) (38-6), #3245 Pella Christian (Pella) (35-12), #4145 South Hardin (Eldora) (42-14), #4660 Hudson (28-3), #4920 Aplington-Parkersburg (Parkersburg) (31-7), #6114 Alburnett (35-0), #6866 Cascade (50-14), #11042 East Marshall (Le Grand) (49-0)
2023 Losses: none
2023 Opponents W-L: 76-55
Recent State Championships: 2023, 2022 (A)
Recent League Championships: 2023, 2022 (A District 3), 2021 (A District 3), 2020 (A District 7)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: 26
Streak List: 8/26/22 South Hardin (Eldora) (27-6), 9/2/22 Dike-New Hartford (Dike) (17-14), 9/9/22 Wapsie Valley (Fairbank) (20-7), 9/16/22 Hudson (47-0), 9/23/22 AGWSR (Ackley) (35-0), 9/30/22 Nashua-Plainfield (Nashua) (35-8), 10/7/22 BCLUW (Conrad) (56-8), 10/14/22 North Tama (Traer) (42-0), 10/21/22 Belle Plaine (49-0), 10/28/22 Columbus (Columbus Junction) (41-7), 11/4/22 East Buchanan (Winthrop) (20-6), 11/10/22 Woodbury Central (Moville) (49-20), 11/17/22 West Hancock (Britt) (27-0), 8/25/23 Dike-New Hartford (Dike) (7-6), 9/1/23 Aplington-Parkersburg (Parkersburg) (31-7), 9/8/23 Pella Christian (Pella) (38-6), 9/15/23 East Marshall (Le Grand) (49-0), 9/21/23 Columbus (Waterloo) (21-14), 9/29/23 South Hardin (Eldora) (42-14), 10/6/23 Alburnett (35-0), 10/12/23 Hudson (28-3), 10/20/23 Cascade (50-14), 10/27/23 Pella Christian (Pella) (35-12), 11/3/23 Dike-New Hartford (Dike) (40-0), 11/10/23 Columbus (Waterloo) (42-7), 11/16/23 MFL MarMac (Monona) (42-0)

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/30 Dike-New Hartford (Dike), 9/6 at Aplington-Parkersburg (Parkersburg), 9/13 at Pella Christian (Pella), 9/20 East Marshall (Le Grand), 9/27 Columbus (Waterloo), 10/4 at South Hardin (Eldora), 10/11 at Alburnett, 10/18 Hudson
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Dike-New Hartford (Dike) (8.3), Columbus (Waterloo) (7.3), South Hardin (Eldora) (-2.2)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: East Marshall (Le Grand) (-40.3), Aplington-Parkersburg (Parkersburg) (-20.4), Hudson (-15.6)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.6 (13.1 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.2
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison: -10.8
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #67
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3935
2024 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-0
2024 Projected League Finish: 1st
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 80%



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